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Talk on biosafety of GM organisms

(Deccan Chronicle) The inaugural session of Meeting of Parties (MoP) to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety will be held at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre here on Monday. There will be deliberations on the safe usage of genetically modified organisms for the benefit of humanity. The Cartagena Protocol, which came into force in September 2003,  Read More »

Researchers find novel hemorrhagic fever virus in Africa

(CIDRAP) Researchers have identified a new virus that can cause hemorrhagic fever in humans, based on their investigation of an unusual outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in 2009 that sickened three people, killing two. The analysis of a virus from the surviving patient—a nurse who cared for the two children who died—revealed  Read More »

UN: ‘More should be done’ to prevent bio-terrorism

(BBC News) A UN official delivered the warning at the BioDesign Forum on synthetic biology being held in the UK. Piers Millet from the UN’s Biological Weapons Convention said there was no global organisation to ensure biotech was not used for “nefarious” purposes. But international bodies did exist to watch out for nuclear and chemical  Read More »

Why Animal Welfare Could be the Key to Wiping Out the World’s Deadliest Disease

(The Huffington Post) According to the World Health Organisation, more than 55,000 people die a terrible death from rabies every year. 40% of them are children. The suffering endured by people who get rabies is horrible – an awful way to die, and for others to see. Our natural and understandable fear of rabies, though,  Read More »

TAINTED-the threat of agroterrorism

(NewsMagazineNetwork) What would happen if a terrorist infected America’s food supply? Could a simple cheeseburger become a killer? The terrorist attacks of 9/11 provided clear evidence that America was vulnerable. The result was a close examination of how to safeguard potential targets, including critical infrastructure elements such as transportation, telecommunications and other utilities. But what  Read More »

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